Ethiopia Defends Mega Dam as Sudan Battles Rising Nile Floodwaters
On Monday, September 29, 2025, Ethiopia has claimed that its newly inaugurated Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has helped mitigate the impact of recent floods […]
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South Africa Secures Re-Election to ICAO Governing Council
South Africa has been re-elected to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Governing Council, reaffirming its influential role in shaping global aviation policy. The Department […]
Egypt: NCHR Applauds Presidential Pardon for 6 Prisoners Including Alaa Abdel-Fattah
Egypt’s National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) on Monday, September 22, welcomed President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi’s decision to pardon six prisoners, among them British-Egyptian activist Alaa […]
Egypt Targets $20 Billion Annual Debt Reduction Under New Economic Plan
Egypt has unveiled a new economic strategy with the ambitious goal of reducing its external debt burden by $1-2 billion annually. The plan is a […]
Ethiopia Inaugurates Africa’s Largest Hydroelectric Dam Amid Regional Praise and Tensions
Ethiopia has officially launched Tuesday, September 9, the Grand Renaissance Dam, Africa’s largest hydroelectric project, designed to double the country’s electricity generation and power its […]
Egypt Unveils New Economic Narrative, Targets 7% GDP Growth by 2030
Egypt’s Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation, Dr Rania Al-Mashat, announced on Sunday, September 7, that the country is aiming for 7 percent […]
Egypt courts global miners with sweeping reforms to boost mining’s GDP share
Egypt is intensifying efforts to attract international miners as it seeks to raise the mining sector’s contribution to GDP from less than 1% to 6%. […]
Egypt Targets 4.5% Growth and $420 Billion GDP in 2025-26 Fiscal Year
Egypt’s Ministry of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation has set an economic growth target of 4.5 percent for the 2025-26 fiscal year, which began […]
Ethiopia on edge as Egyptian troops head to Somalia under AU mission
Ethiopia has expressed growing unease over Egypt’s upcoming deployment of more than 1,000 troops to Somalia under the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission (AUSSOM), […]
Desert in crossfire: how Sudan’s triangle border region became battlefield of war and wealth
The remote desert triangle where Sudan, Libya, and Egypt meet has erupted into a crucial front in Sudan’s ongoing civil war, as paramilitary Rapid Support […]